Nitish Kumar to get two Deputy Chief Ministers, both from BJP
After Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar was elected Chief Minister of Bihar by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature party, it has been announced that Bihar will have two Deputy Chief Ministers.
As per the report, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi likely to be named new Deputy CMs of the state.
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Reportedly, the senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi will step down from the designation of Deputy CM post. It remains to be seen what designation will he be given in Nitish Kumar's Cabinet.
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Earlier in the day, the NDA legislature party held a meeting at Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was present during the meeting.
Nitish was unanimously elected the Bihar Chief Minister by the legislature party and he will be sworn-in as the Bihar CM on Monday.
Kumar met Governor Phagu Chauhan to stake claim to form the NDA government in Bihar.
The oath-taking ceremony would be held on Monday afternoon at around 4.30 pm, Kumar said after leaving Raj Bhavan in Patna.
On being asked if former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi will be part of Nitish Kumar's new cabinet, the JD(U) chief said that the final decisions were yet to be taken.
The NDA secured a majority in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. BJP had won 74 seats, JD-U 43, while eight seats were won by other NDA constituents.
-PTC News
